ACCUSPLIT Pro Survivor - A601X Stopwatch, Clock, Extra Large Display

The ACCUSPLIT A601X might feel cheap because of the lightweight but its performance is top notch. I've been using mine daily for about a week to time my walks and exercises. I bought it primarily because I was using a Casio Lineage watch to time those things. I don't wear my glasses on walks because I wear sunglasses instead and the small LCD display on my Casio was hard to read while walking. The ACCUSPLIT solved that problem and then some. I can read it at a quick glance unlike my Casio which took me several seconds to get a good look at it. Take a look at my picture. You can see how much larger the display on the ACCUSPLIT is. This stopwatch is also very easy to use. It's accurate and the buttons are responsive but not so responsive that you can accidentally push them. The buttons are very well designed. I've included a picture of the clock setting instructions as well. They are part of the paper lining. Not a separate pamphlet. Don't throw away the packaging until you find the clock setting instructions. They were easy to follow but I would have had a heck of a time without them. Great stopwatch at a very reasonable price. I'm glad I bought one.

Easy to set for those who struggle to set today's watches. Just chronometer and stopwatch housed in a sturdy case with long lanyard.

Their website claims they are one of the original digital stopwatches, and reportedly was the official stopwatch for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Some reviewers complained it was hard to figure out how to set the date, time and calendar, which was true for me, even WITH the instructions, which are NOT included. The description of this stopwatch on the ACCUSPLIT website states the instructions ARE included, BUT the listing here on Amazon has a disclaimer emphasizing the instructions are NOT included. Fortunately, the Amazon listing has link for a PDF file of the instructions, which is dated 2020. I discovered the ACCUSPLIT website also has a copy of instructions for this stopwatch, dated 2015, that were slightly different from the instructions available in this listing. It was not possible to include the PDF files of the two variant instructions in this review, so I uploaded screenshots of the two variant instruction; I hope the print is still legible. With some help from the confusing instructions, and lots of Trial and Error, I was finally able to get the correct TIME, and numbers corresponding to the Month and Day programed into this device, so when not being used as a stopwatch, it will display TIME like a watch. And for some reason, you are also able to store an unchanging TIME in memory. You can set it to display the watch time as AM / PM or 24 hr time. The instructions tell you to go to the ACCUSPLIT website for an explanation on how to change the battery, implying if you aren’t careful, it might compromise the claimed ‘waterproof’ feature. Searching their website provided NO DESCRIPTION on how to change the battery. The ’new’ stopwatch I received, was DEAD ON ARRIVAL! (Accusplit claims this stopwatch is supposed to have a 5 year battery!) As a last resort, before having to go through the hassle and wasted time of returning it back to Amazon, and waiting for a replacement, I got a replacement battery. Upon examining the back of the stopwatch, observed 6 very tiny screws. One reviewer complained that she had stripped out the screws trying to change the batteries, so I took the stopwatch to a hardware store, to insure I bought the correct special small ‘jewelers’ type screwdriver. The screws were quite tight (probably for the ‘watertight’ claim) but with care, overcoming the initial tightness, fortunately was able to get all 6 screws unfastened. NOTE: perform this procedure in a carefully controlled environment, like on a white towel, (my screws were black) to ensure the tiny screws don’t roll away or get lost! Fortunately, after putting in a new battery, the stopwatch started working again! BUT, after carefully replacing the screws (not forcing them, because sometimes the screws felt like they were initially cross threaded!) After replacing the screws, I intentionally did NOT ‘over tighten’ them, to avoid stripping them out. The claimed ‘watertightness’ is now probably compromised, but I don’t plan on dropping it in water! A sticker on the back of this watch, in very tiny print, stated the warranty was good until October 2021. After that, if you pay $12, they will fix it until October 2025. Since the Battery was Dead On Arrival, I wonder if this stopwatch spent several years sitting on a shelf in some warehouse? In spite of it all, I still like this stopwatch, since I’m not going to use it for athletic events. I’m going to use it while watching specific television shows on different streaming television channels, to time the length of commercials they pad into the TV shows, to determine if any particular streaming channel, is adding in more commercials, compared to a different streaming TV channel!

This stopwatch is really good, however I did not give it 5 stars because the split times are not saved and able to be viewed again later. As I click the split timer, you can view the split time, but when you go back to the main timer as it is still running, you can't go back and view any split times again. I did expect it to have this feature when I ordered it. Other than that, it is a great stopwatch.

Works great and it's waterproof. So far, the battery life has been great. Great value for the price. It's easy to use and shift between the settings.

Military, spend a lot of time in the field. I use a stopwatch on a regular basis, so usually have this around my neck. It gets beat around a lot and has held up reasonably well. It keeps good time, which is important. Time in our radios must be synched up +/- 5 seconds. I synch this to "Zulu" time (GMT) about once a week from a GPS receiver, and it stays accurate. Also very convenient that it can be set to military time. Stopwatch function is simple and easy to use. Cheap enough I keep a couple spares, and don't care if it gets busted (hasn't happened yet) or gets lost. The cord is a good length, and has a snap which is designed to come apart if too much tension is applied. It's saved my neck a couple times when the stopwatch has gotten snagged. However, over time, the snap closure loosens up a bit, so it's not as secure as it once was.

I am a fitness trainer at a busy gym. Timing sets and workouts is part of my daily job. I bought this to replace the one the gym offers which has seen better days. My first impression was that this is larger than I was expecting, but that has worked to my advantage as it's quick to grab and click. I love the sturdy, responsive click of the buttons. The old timer the gym offers has soft, unresponsive buttons that had to be clicked sometimes multiple times to start. This is perfectly responsive. I also love (LOVE) that it doesn't beep. Since I wear this all day, the old one I had would randomly beep if bumped or just for no apparent reason. This timer does not. It's an all around simple, straight forward, and perfect stopwatch for my needs. My only "thing" is that I wish I hadn't ordered yellow. I thought it would look sporty and go with the gym colors. However it is more of an orangey-yellow. I will be reordering a black, and keep the yellow as a back up. Just my own quirk though. :)

This stopwatch is very cheaply made and isn't easy to control. I don't even think half the functions on this stop watch work and it's terrible as a coach trying to record split or lap times in a relay race. I wouldn't recommend and wouldn't buy again.

Muy buena calidad, además de que llegó muy seguro y días antes de lo previsto.

Perfect for timing curling rocks

Su pantalla es realmente amplia, permite visualizar fácilmente los números, en comparación con otros cronómetros del mercado. Su acabado es de calidad, se siente profesional. Los botones son suaves al tacto y no se sienten flojos. Viene bien empacado en su caja , con instructivo incluido. Un buen cronómetro a buen precio.

good product

Habe mich sehr über die Stoppuhr gefreut. Die Stoppuhr sah optisch gut aus. Leider lief der Sekundenzeiger zu schnell, somit nicht brauchbar. Da mich Rücksendung 55 Eur Kosten würde, habe ich die Stoppuhr behalten. Dennoch habe ich ein paar Mal den Verkäufer kontaktiert und ihn gebeten mir eine neu Stoppuhr zu schicken. Leider nie eine Antwort erhalten.